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Wednesday 11 December 2013

Richard Clapton - Prussian Blue


Hardly Know Myself / South Germany / Poor Man's Saviour / Strange Days In Chippendale / Prussian Blue / I Wanna Be A Survivor / Last Train To Marseilles / All The Prodigal Children / Burning Ships / The Lonesome Voyager

Richard Clapton is a singer-songwriter from Sydney who's long and successful career began back in the early 1970's.

Some of his more popular songs include Girls On The Avenue (1975), Suit Yourself (1976), Capricorn Dancer (1977), Deep Water (1977), Goodbye Tiger (1977), (Down In The) Lucky Country (1977), Get Back To The Shelter (1980) and I Am An Island (1982).

Over the  last 40 years Clapton has released more than 20 albums including Girls On The Avenue (1975), Main Street Jive (1976), Goodbye Tiger (1977), Hearts On The Nightline (1979) and The Great Escape (1982). His most recent album, Harlequin Nights, was released in 2012.

He was also the main contributor to the 1976 movie soundtrack Highway One, produced the INXS album Underneath The Colours in 1981 and played with The Party Boys in 1983.

Australian rock music historian, Ian McFarlane has described Clapton as "one of the most important Australian songwriters of the 1970s". He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1999.

This Richard Clapton's first album, issued in 1973 following his return to Australia from Europe, which is where he wrote these songs.

12 comments:

  1. hi great site mate, seems the link is down on this one

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  2. Thank you very much, one of the favourites of my teen years

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  3. Thanks for sharing... I am unable to find a password to unlock the file! I had a copy of this wonderful album but some one stole it! Thanks in advance 🖒

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  4. Not so smart drummer LOL no offence in Red Letters at top right hand side Password=AJH hope you enjoy the listen.

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    1. Should anyone point out to our smart drummer that mortadella is a meat sausage and not a cheese?

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  6. Is there any chance of getting this in FLAC?

    I can offer you the Girls On The Avenue album in FLAC from CD in exchange.

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  7. FLAC is on the way and I would appreciate FLAC from CD of "Girls On The Avenue"

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  8. Flac file is here.


    http://www.mediafire.com/file/e93nt8qc8tjd613/DICKYCLAPPRUSSBLU.rar

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  9. yes I'm interested in both Glory Road and Distant Thunder

    Neb Maat Re

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  10. I know that mortadella is a meat by-product... I was saying that the comment was CHEESY 😂😂😂

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